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China SOEs Push Corporate Bond Defaults to a Record High
China SOEs Push Corporate Bond Defaults to a Record High

State-owned enterprises made up more than half of the corporate bonds that defaulted in the first half of 2021  ...

China Securities Regulator Seen Reviewing Firms Planning to List Abroad
China Securities Regulator Seen Reviewing Firms Planning to List Abroad

CSRC to set up team to review companies’ IPO plans, which will also need ministerial approval; old ‘VIE’ system saw...

Has Climate Change and Business Finally Reached A Tipping Point?
Has Climate Change and Business Finally Reached A Tipping Point?

Most of the world’s biggest economies have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions, while groups overseeing trillions of dollars have...

Chinese medical data firm LinkDoc drops plan for US listing
FTSE Russell to remove more China stocks from indexes over US ban
Treasury Yields Continue Downward Drive After Fed Minutes
US IPO market becomes a danger zone for Chinese firms
China Regulator Fines Didi and Internet Giants for Illegal M&As
China Tech Crackdown Intensifies With Tighter Supervision of Foreign-Listed Firms
China Plans to Ramp Up Metals Recycling

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors